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Soaring Temperatures Cause Distress to Southern Californians

09/16/2014

Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Brian Jordan said county paramedics treated nine people for heat exposure, all of whom were taken to hospitals.

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09/16/2014

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Seasonal Firefighters Officially Get Health Benefits

07/18/2012

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Obama has now directed the Office of Personnel Management and the Agriculture and Interior departments to open its federal employee insurance plan to firefighters.

Obama has now directed the...

07/18/2012

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Southern Calif. Rattled by 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake

07/07/2019

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With multiple aftershocks occurring and a second quake expected to follow this one, Kern County Fire Chief David Witt is urging residents to be vigilant.

With multiple aftershocks...

07/07/2019

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Fatal Cardiac Arrest on Calif. Metrolink Calls for AEDs on Trains

08/22/2017

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With no AEDs on board and a conductor who refused to stop for paramedics at the next station, passengers were unable to resuscitate a man with chest compressions after he went into cardiac arrest.

With no AEDs on board and a...

08/22/2017

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Calif. Tour Bus Crashes with Big Rig, 13 Dead

10/23/2016

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Thirteen people were killed and 31 others were injured Sunday morning when a tour bus collided with a big-rig truck on the Interstate 10 near Palm Springs

Thirteen people were killed and...

10/23/2016

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